How can one safely taper off pain medication after orthopaedic surgery? Tapering should always be done under the guidance of your physician. Your orthopedic surgeon can create a personalized tapering schedule based on the type and dose of medication you take
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By Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon When I tell patients they may be able to go home the same day after spine surgery, the reaction is almost always the same: "Wait...I can go home the same day after back
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Pain after surgery is a normal part of the healing and recovery process. However, safely and effectively managing post-op pain is important for your comfort, mobility and overall recovery. At Orthopaedic & Spine Center, we take a multimodal approach to
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A consistent question from patients who are considering cervical spine fusion surgery is whether they will need another surgery. There has long been the “once you have one surgery you will need another” urban tale. This sentiment has been borne
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Magnetic resonance imaging has greatly improved the efficiency and accuracy of diagnosing patients with musculoskeletal issues. However, scanning machines are costly technology for medical practices and hospitals – it can take years to see a
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAOOS & Mark W. McFarland, DO If you are considering spine surgery in the future, you will have many questions regarding your procedure, the type of anesthesia you will be given, and how
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD In Parts I-II of this series of articles, Dr. John Burrow discussed the most common causes for hip dislocations, which people were the most at risk for them and why, the symptoms often seen with
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD I’m an Orthopaedic surgeon and patients will often ask me about what transpires in the Operating Room when the patient is brought in for hip replacement and how much time the actual surgery will take.
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD I’ve been around a while as an Orthopaedic surgeon, so when I first started practicing, there were only two ways to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, physical therapy or surgery. Pretty much all of us orthopaedic physicians
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD In my first article on this subject, we discussed the causes, risk factors and symptoms of Dupuytren's contracture. In this article, we’re going to delve into how a diagnosis of DP is made and what
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